Urinary And Digestive Flashcards
Which of the following best describes the chewing of food?
b. Mechanical digestion
Which of the following best describes why food moves through the digestive system from the mouth toward the anus?
d. Peristalsis
Food moves through the esophagus to the?
c. stomach.
The fundus, body, and pylorus are parts of the?
d. stomach.
What is the bolus of food that the stomach mixes and mashes called?
chyme
Chyme is the semi-fluid mass of partly digested food that is expelled by the stomach into the duodenum.
A paralytic ileus is caused by a cessation of _______.
peristalsis
Peristalsis is the wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract.
Which statement is true about the appendix?
can rupture and cause peritonitis
The appendix is a small, tube-like structure attached to the large intestine and can become inflamed.
Which of the following forms the large intestine?
Colon
The large intestine primarily consists of the colon, which is responsible for water absorption and feces formation.
What is the most important nerve of the digestive tract?
Vagus
The vagus nerve plays a critical role in controlling the autonomic functions of the heart, lungs, and digestive tract.
Bile is not found in which structure?
Pancreas
Bile is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; it aids in digestion, especially of fats.
What vascular structure is found between the afferent and efferent arterioles?
Peritubular capillaries
The peritubular capillaries are networks of tiny blood vessels that surround the nephron.
What is the major artery that supplies the kidneys?
Renal
The renal artery branches from the abdominal aorta to supply blood to the kidneys.
Which of the following is correct?
One ureter
Humans typically have one ureter per kidney, leading to the urinary bladder.
The urinary tract is lined with _______.
mucous membrane
The mucous membrane provides protection and facilitates the passage of urine.
The renal cortex descends between the pyramids as the _______.
renal columns
The renal columns are extensions of the renal cortex into the medulla.
The renal capsule _______.
surrounds the kidneys
The renal capsule is a fibrous layer that protects the kidney.
17.Which blood vessels) is fare) primarily concerned with reaibserptiont
Remal artery
b. Glomenali
Renal vein
Peritabular capillaries
- What is the urine-making structure of the kidney?
Trigone
b.
